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Feedstocks: bioplastics | ||
 | Instead of petroleum, biorenewable materials such as starch from corn or whey from cheese-making can be used to make plastics. Industry uses microbes or their enzymes to convert biomass to feedstocks -- building blocks for biodegradable plastics, industrial solvents and specialty lubricants. |  | |
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 Fermentation |
 Selection and Breeding | ||
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